Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Threadville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Threadville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Threadville

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Threadville:
  • 31.974317, -88.511422
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Threadville

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Threadville is near Choctaw County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Threadville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Threadville ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Brewer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brewer is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
• Chancellor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chancellor is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
• Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Creek is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek
• Gin ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gin is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
• Horn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Horn is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
• Junction City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Junction City is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
• Melvin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
• Pierces Springs ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pierces Springs is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Springs
• Pine Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Water Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Water Valley is located in Choctaw County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

How Far From Threadville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Threadville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Threadville and extending to:

• Quitman, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Threadville to Quitman, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 802 miles [1,290.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,281 miles [8,498.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'